[Following text is from an official Jamia Millia Islamia press release, and photos are by JMI and Jamia Journal. While the audio recording is by Jamia Journal.] Individual peace is the key to world peace and global harmony, said Sri Sri Ravi Shankar. Addressing students, faculty and staff in Jamia Millia Islamia, the spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar said ...
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Former Jamia VC Prof. Mushirul Hasan Speaks on the Idea of Jamia Millia Islamia
The Department of History and Culture, Jamia Millia Islamia organized a lecture by its former Vice-Chancellor and eminent historian, Prof. Mushirul Hasan on “Partners in Freedom: The Story of Jamia Millia Islamia” on Tuesday, 26th August, 2014 at the Department’s Seminar Room. The lecture was based on a book that he co-authored with Rakhshanda Jalil in 2006. The lecture dwelt ...
Read More »Jamia Alumni in U.S. Offer Assistance to Students Considering to Study in the U.S.
Speaking on behalf of the newly formed Jamia Millia Islamia Alumni Association – U.S. chapter (JMIAA-US), Tauheed Khan, a member of JMIAA-US and a current resident of Ohio, informed Jamia Journal in an email that Jamia alumni residing in the U.S. have this year formed a JMIAA-US chapter and have already conducted two alumni meet in two different regions of ...
Read More »CAMPUS CAMERA: Continuum 2014 – F/o Architecture Exhibition
On its 10th Foundation Day, Faculty of Architecture inaugurated a new wing to their building and organized an exhibition of student work on the occasion. [Editor’s Note: If you wish to share photos of events held at your department or center, then send them to Jamia Journal at: [email protected]]
Read More »Sociology Student Daud Arif Chosen From Jamia for U.S. Exchange Program
Daud Arif, a B.A. Sociology 3rd year student at Jamia, was recently selected for the prestigious Near East, South Asia, and Sub-Saharan Africa Undergraduate Exchange Program (NESA UGRAD); an year-long U.S. Department of State sponsored cultural and academic exchange program. Arif left for the U.S. on August 16 and has already spent a few days going through the program at his ...
Read More »Jamia Student Faisal Latif Climbs 17,200-Feet High Shethidhar Mountain Peak
There is a famous saying: Achievers are those who dare to dream. This saying seems fit for mountaineer Faisal Latif, a 19-year-old graduate student in the Department of Tourism, Jamia Millia Islamia. In the month of June this year, Faisal along with his friend Anirudh Sharma and six others in his team set out on a mountain climbing expedition to ...
Read More »Dept. of Pol. Sci. Holds a Dialogue on Gender and Youth in Politics
The Department of Political Science, Jamia Millia Islamia along with the joint association of WomenPowerConnect (WPC) and Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES) held an interactive dialogue titled, “Vocabulary of Change: Gender and Youth in Politics” on Thursday, 21st August 2014, at the FTK-Centre for Information Technology. [Audio Below] The interactive dialogue was to be an interaction between various political leaders and ...
Read More »Here Lies Gerda Philipsborn, Buried and Forgotten
Recently, Jamia Journal was approached by a foreign author-researcher seeking information on Gerda Philipsborn. For those who are unaware, Gerda Philipsborn is a prominent figure in the early history of Jamia Millia Islamia. Philipsborn was a friend of Dr. Zakir Husain in Germany, who later moved to India and joined Jamia as a teacher during the tenure of Dr. Zakir ...
Read More »Book Launch: “Muslim Political Discourse in Post Colonial India” By Dr. Hilal Ahmad
The Academy of International Studies Jamia Millia Islamia hosted the Book Launch of Dr. Hilal Ahmad’s “Muslim Political Discourse in Post Colonial India: Monuments, Memory and Contestation” (Routledge, 2014) on August 20, 2014 in the Ho Chi Minh Conference Hall of the Academy. The event was chaired by Prof Shri Prakash, Director of the Academy of International Studies and the ...
Read More »Pro-VC IGNOU, Prof. Sushma Yadav, Speaks on “India Under Modi”
The Department of Political Science, Jamia Millia Islamia, organized a seminar on the topic, “India under Modi: Kya Achhe Din Aane Wale Hain” by Professor Sushma Yadav on Tuesday, August 19, 2014 in the Seminar Room of the Department. Prof. Yadav is the pro Vice Chancellor of Indira Gandhi National Open University New Delhi and Chair Professor, Dr. Ambedkar Chair ...
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